The United States Capitol Dome is seen before dawn in Washington March 22, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS CITYSCAPE) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats may scrap plans to create an infrastructure bank in the $1.2 trillion bipartisan spending bill after Republicans opposed a provision intended to lift workers…
Russia has named a local partner of the Bellingcat investigative journalism collective as a foreign agent in an apparent act of revenge for helping reveal the Kremlins role in the Salisbury poisonings and assassination attempts by the security agencies. Russias justice ministry on Friday named the Insider, an investigative website,…
CANBERRA, July 23 (Reuters) – Samoa’s Court of Appeal ruled on Friday a makeshift swearing in ceremony for the country’s next government was legal, officially installing Samoa’s first female prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa. The islands’ politics descended into chaos earlier this year after the incumbent Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Samoa’s…
A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseGENEVA, July 23 (Reuters) – All countries must work together to investigate the origin of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, a day after…
Their action stunned the 50,000 live spectators—and many more watching the games on television—and has continued to reverberate in a sporting world grappling with the place of politics in stadiums, on football fields and on racetracks. At a time when Olympic organizers enforced its ban on politics with zeal, the…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced new sanctions Thursday against a Cuban official and a government special brigade that it says was involved in human rights abuses during a government crackdown on protests on the island earlier this month. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control listed Alvaro Lopez…
JERUSALEM (AP) A rickety bridge allowing access to Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site is at risk of collapse, according to experts. But the flashpoint shrine’s delicate position at ground-zero of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has prevented its repair for more than a decade. The tenuous state of the Mughrabi Bridge has…
image captionMr Bolsonaro has criticised lockdowns and spoken out against the use of masks YouTube says it has removed videos posted by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, because they spread misinformation about coronavirus. The tech giant said its decision was not based on ideology or politics, but on its content policies.…
Jul 21, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; IOC member John Coates speaks during a press conference for International Olympic Committee at Tokyo Big Sight. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY NetworkTOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) – Olympic boss John Coates left few in doubt about the power of sport in Australian politics as he…
Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. Sign up here to receive this newsletter. Send tips to bgriffiths@insider.com or tweet me at @BrentGriffiths. Bucks in 6: Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks got the last laugh. The Bucks overcame a 2-0 NBA Finals deficit, clinching their title last night with…
